IFAS DIRECTORY
MB
Michael G. Burton (Mike)
Director and Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
burton.m@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3413 Fax: (239) 658-3469

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Ute Albrecht
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus, plant physiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ualbrecht@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3422 Fax: (239) 658-3403
Foreign language: German

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Fernando Alferez
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
alferez@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3426 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Ioannis Ampatzidis (Yiannis)
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Precision Agriculture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
i.ampatzidis@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3451 Fax: (239) 658-3403

PA
Perfecto G. Aragus (Rudy)
Agricultural Assistant I
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
pgaragus@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3469

DA
Divya W. Aryal
Graduate Assistant-Research
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
DIVYAARYAL@UFL.EDU

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

CA
Crystal Ayala
Custodial Worker II
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ayala.c@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

DB
Denise D. Bates
Administrative Support AST II
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ddbates@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3424 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Ozgur Batuman
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Pathology, tomato, virology
2685 State Road 29
Immokalee, FL 34142
obatuman@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3408 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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RB
Roy Batuman (Pete)
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-3414
roybatuman@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

SB
Saoussen Ben Abdallah
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
SAOUSSEN.BENABDA@UFL.EDU

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

JB
Jean Yves Berisse
OPS Technical, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
jberisse@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Stephanie Brown
State Specialized Agent II, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Food Science
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
stephaniebrown@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 324-4805 Fax: (239) 658-3469

JC
Julie A. Carson
Marketing and Comm Specialist, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 Hwy 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
carsonj@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3407 Fax: (239) 658-3403

XC
Xuedong Chen
OPS Professional, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Entomology & Nematology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
xuedo1gchen@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

ED
Emma Dawson
Graduate Assistant-Research, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Soil Microbiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
emma.dawson@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

DD
Deived De Carvalho (Pete)
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-3414
ddecarvalho@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

Gd
Gabriel de Castro Marconi Pugina
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Physiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
gabrieldecastro@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3453 Fax: (239) 658-3403

Cd
Caroline de Favari Tardivo
Graduate Assistant-Research, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Physiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
caroline.defava@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

Jd
Jasmine de Freitas
Biological Scientist II, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Physiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
jasminedefreitas@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

AD
Antonio De Oliveira Costa Neto
Engineering and Research Technologist, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Precision Agriculture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ANTONIODEOLIVEIR@UFL.EDU

Tel: (239) 324-4794 Fax: (239) 658-3403

ED
Estevao Dea (Pete)
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-3414
estevao.dea@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

WD
William Donaghy
Biological Scientist II, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
william.donaghy@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

AF
Adam Fuerst
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Water Resources
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
adam.fuerst@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

PG
Paul Gagnon (Pete)
OPS Craftsman
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
paulgagnon@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

IG
Ioannis Gallios
Graduate Assistant-Research
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Soil Science AI
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9733
igallios@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

FG
Fetchina Gereus
Laboratory Technician II, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Pathology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
fgereus@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3452 Fax: (239) 658-3403

HG
Hadi Ghaderian
OPS Technical, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Computer Science
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
h.ghaderian@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3418 Fax: (239) 658-3403

AG
Angelina Gonzales
Accountant I, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Accounting
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
a.gonzales@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3450 Fax: (239) 658-3403

JH
Jeanette Hariharan
Research Associate, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Artificial Intelligence
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
j.hariharan@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 6583400

GH
Gregory S. Hendricks (Greg)
OPS Professional, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Water Resources
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
hendrick@ad.ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3466 Fax: (239) 658-3469

KH
Katherine Hendricks
Biological Scientist IV, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Diagnostic Clinic
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
kemh@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3445 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Kevin U. Hill
IT Professional II, M.Ag.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Information Technology
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
kuh@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3439 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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MH
Mehran Homayounfar
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
homayounfar@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

HJ
Hald Joshua (Pete)
Agricultural Assistant
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-3414
jhald@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

NK
Neelnayana Kalita (Neel)
Graduate Assistant-Research
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Water resources
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
NKALITA@UFL.EDU

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Ramdas Kanissery
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Weed Science
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
rkanissery@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3455 Fax: (239) 658-3403

BK
Barry C. Kostyk
Biological Scientist IV, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Entomology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
bkostyk@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3457 Fax: (239) 658-3403

SK
Sanju Kunwar
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Pathology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
sanju.kunwar@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

WL
Wenhao W. Liu
Graduate Assistant-Research
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
wenhaoliu@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

ZL
Zoe Lunger
Farm Manager
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Farm Management
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
zshobert@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3434 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Kamal Mahmoud
Biological Scientist II
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
822 Unger Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33913
kaem@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 849-4314

AM
Antonia M. Martinez (Maria)
Agricultural Assistant I
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
martinezmaria@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3442 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Lauren Mathews
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Pathology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9733
Fessler.Lauren@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

FM
Floyd R. McGill (Roger)
Maintenance Generalist III
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 Hwy 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
frmc@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3436 Fax: (239) 658-3403

AM
Amanda McVay
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Pathology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9733
AmandaLong@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

BM
Bryce Meyering (Pete)
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-3414
bbmeyering@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

MM
Maria Miranda
Human Resources Generalist I, A.A.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
mariamiranda@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3420

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Brittney Monus
Biological Scientist II, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Soil Microbiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
bmonus@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3447 Fax: (239) 658-3403

GM
Gerardo Moreno
Biological Scientist I, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Physiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9733
morenog@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

KM
Kimberly L. Morgan (Kim)
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Extension Economist
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
KIMorgan@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3428 Fax: (239) 658-3403

LN
Larissa Nunes da Silva
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Physiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
nunesdasilva.la@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3453 Fax: ( ) (239)658-3403

LO
Lonege Ogisma
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Natural Resource Economics
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
lonegeogisma@ufl.edu

PO
Pablo Orozco Quesada
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
porozcoquesada@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3409 Fax: (239) 658-3403

MO
Murillo Otavio de Sousa
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
motaviodesousa@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3409 Fax: (239) 658-3403

EP
Elizabeth F. Price (French)
Education-Training Specialist III, M.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Agricultural Economics
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
e.price@ufl.edu

Tel: (540) 335-8611

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Jawwad Qureshi
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Entomology & Nematology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
JawwadQ@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3458 Fax: (239) 658-3403

AR
Ana Redondo
Research Coordinator III, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
redondo@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 324-4787 Fax: (239) 658-3403

RR
Robert Riefer
Biological Scientist I, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
reriefer@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 324-4777 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Pamela D. Roberts (Pam)
Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Plant Pathology
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-2685
pdr@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3430 Fax: (239) 658-3403

JR
Jose Rosas
Agricultural Assistant I
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
josegrosas@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

IR
Ivan Rua
Agricultural Assistant I
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2686 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
irua@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3469

MS
Marisol Sanchez Gonzalez
Applic Developer Analyst II, Ed.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
sanchezm@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3435 Fax: (239) 658-3403

VS
Vijay Santikari
Engineering and Research Technologist, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
vsantikari@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3418 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Sanjay Shukla
Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Ag & Bio Engineering/Water Resources
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-2685
sshukla@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3425 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Sarah L. Strauss
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Soil Microbiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
strauss@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3468 Fax: (239) 658-3403

ST
Sotirios Tasioulas
Graduate Assistant-Research
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Vegetable Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9733
tasioulas.s@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

ST
Stephanie S. Teems (Shea)
Research Coordinator II, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
SWFREC 2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ssteems@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3431

MT
Monica Triana
Agricultural Assistant III, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Entomology
2685 SR 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
mtriana@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

ST
Seth Tsatsu
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Entomology & Nematology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-9733
stsatsu@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

PT
Pavlos Tsouvaltzis
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Vegetable Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ptsouv@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3410 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Nikolaos Tziolas (Nikos)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Soil Science Artificial Intelligence
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ntziolas@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3448 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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OV
Osbaldo Vasquez (Pete)
Biological Scientist I, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142-3414
o.vasquez@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400

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Tara R. Wade
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Agricultural Economics
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
Tara.Wade@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3444 Fax: (239) 658-3403

AW
Allison Walton
Administrative Support Assistant II, A.A.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
awalton3@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3400 Fax: (239) 658-3403

JW
Jessie Watson
Biological Scientist II, B.S.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Vegetable Production
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
jwatson84@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3404 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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